Illinois SR 813: NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES DAY

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SR0813LRB104 22020 LAW 38072 r

1SENATE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, On October 13, 1775, the United States Navy was 

3founded when the Continental Congress agreed to supply General 

4George Washington with an armed schooner and a sloop; and

5 WHEREAS, The U.S. Navy has been used successfully in the 

6American Revolution, World War I, World War II, the Korean 

7War, the Vietnam War, Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Operation 

8Enduring Freedom, and Operation Iraqi Freedom; and

9 WHEREAS, The U.S. Navy plays a critical role in the 

10defense of the United States and in preserving the lives and 

11liberties of its citizens, which it does through the placement 

12of installations such as the Illinois-based Naval Station 

13Great Lakes (NAVSTA Great Lakes); and

14 WHEREAS, Opened in 1911, NAVSTA Great Lakes is the U.S. 

15Navy's largest training installation and the home of the U.S. 

16Navy's only boot camp, and its mission is to enable and sustain 

17the fleet, family, and fighter by providing superior, 

18integrated Base Operating Support for all tenant commands and 

19elements on the installation; and

20 WHEREAS, NAVSTA Great Lakes is located on over 1,600 acres 

21overlooking Lake Michigan, and the installation includes 1,153 

SR0813- 2 -LRB104 22020 LAW 38072 r

1buildings with 39 on the National Register of Historic Places 

2and supports more than 50 tenant commands and elements as well 

3as more than 20,000 Sailors, Marines, Soldiers, and U.S. 

4Department of War civilians who live and work on the 

5installation; and

6 WHEREAS, It is fitting to recognize the work and history 

7of NAVSTA Great Lakes in conjunction with celebrating the 

8250th anniversaries of both the United States Navy and the 

9Declaration of I